Non-inclusive, Five or Six Star hotel in Playa Del Carmen ?
 

We'd like to find a nice five star hotel in Playa del Carmen, but don't want to do the all-inclusive thing again. Any recommendations ? - Thanks.

Im lucky enough to stay at this beautiful hotel every year, IMHO, the most beautiful property in all of Playa: <BR> <BR>Hotel El Faro - <BR> <BR>www.hotelelfaro.com <BR> <BR>Yes, its as pretty as it looks on the website. Great location and service.

Hotel Maroma is just outside PDC and as five star as you can get. It has a fabulous beach, terrific food and great service. (www.maroma-mexico.com)

I don't really think there are any five-stars in Playa _ the hotels are smaller, more European, not generally all that fancy but still very nice. <BR>If you want the Ritz-Carlton type of thing, you will have to go to Cancun. <BR> <BR>Maroma is supposed to be very good but I think it's away from town, and I always thought it had to be an all inclusive. Maybe not. In town, the El Faro is OK, not my personal favorite but a lot of people like it and the pool is very pretty. The hotels I've stayed in recently, all on the beach, are pelicano, maya bric and blue parrot (now something else) and while I liked them, you probably wouldn't consider them fivestar.

my vote would be the ElFaro or the Porto Real. The El faro is small but very elegant. The Porto Real, you can go either al or European as they call it and is very big, I think 300 rooms. Look at the Hotel Colibri-also small but very nice. I would not recommend anything else on the beach.

there are no 5* hotels in playa..porto real non a/i or continental or el faro not my fav..if you dont mind being a block from beach check out mosquito blue off of 5th ave and 12th...beautiful hotel